Skinfold thickness in well-nourished school children in Haryana.
Skin fold thickness of 4405 (2212 male and 2193 female) well-nourished school children between 5 to 15 years of age in five public schools of Haryana was measured by standard accepted technique. The findings of the present study were comparable with earlier studies conducted in well-nourished Indian school children at Hyderabad and with the British children. Children belonging to low income groups had smaller fat folds at all ages as compared to the present study.
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Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
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Kapil
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Sood
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Gaur
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D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012016:Reference Values; D012885:Skinfold Thickness